I'm just a "paintin' fool" this weekend. I had such fun with my 'Montclair Farmer's Market' painting that I decided I had to do a second one. But not having to work Monday makes me feel more relaxed and less anxious about getting all my chores done.
I've always loved nighttime and twilight paintings and have yearned to try my hand at them. I did one earlier this summer up in Canada of our farmhouse in New Brunswick and had fun with that. But I've wanted to try more.
Last night a friend and I went to Applegate Farm, a local place that makes their own ice cream and is quite a local institution. We had a coupon for 'buy 1 cone, get 1 free" so went to get a cone, along with hundreds of other people, alas.
I had my camera with me, and took a photo of the place which appealed to me, so I decided I had to try to paint it!
This is my usual 12x16 Canson, smooth side, NuPastels, Rembrants and Unisons. I spent a *long* time on this by my standards - two hours non-stop, which is just about an eternity for me - about my limit I think,
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Homemade ice cream sounds good and I love this and the painting below. Happy Labor Day Deb...
ReplyDeleteI love this painting! You've captured the mood so well. I like to work in pastels also but get frustrated by the smudging. I am such an amature with this. What do you do to prevent it?
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